Friday, April 24, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire- Entry 3

Comments:
  1. Jai robbed the home of the Taylor's.
  2. Smita continues watching the tape of the show. this time Prem Kumar does not warn Ram before he asked the next question.
  3. Ram now lives in a cramped 100ft shack with a lack of sanitation.
  4. I am now positive that the experiences that Ram faces throughout his life is the main reason why he is as smart as he is during the game show.
  5. Though it is unbelievable that an orphan child, a "non-American" who did not attend school got all of the questions right, why don't they hire a professional psychologist that may be able to help the lawyers understand the kid's genius.
Questions:
  1. The reason why Jai felt the need to rob the store must have really revolved around jealousy, or not?
  2. Why wont Jai just rent an apartment along with a friend in order to live well?
  3. Does Smita actually bellieve Ram's stories?
  4. How will Smita help Ram be proven guilty,because so far there is actually no way to prove his intellegence during the Game Show?
Words:
  1. ashen(pg127)- extremely pale
  2. perennial(pg 145)- lasting for an indefinitely long time
  3. chiseled(ph 162)- sharply or clearly shaped
Literary Terms:
  1. "The screen comes alive with images from my room"(pg123)- Personification
  2. "That is why i have returned ro Mumbai: to exorcise the ghosts of Agra, both of the living and of the dead." (pg 133)- Irony
  3. "cities go by in a blur"(pg 163)- Irony

Summary:
  • This section of the reading continues on with the game show and reveals more life experiences Ram went through that got him where he is in the present. Smita continues to hear his stories.

No comments: